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Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:19 pm  |
| Since vitamin c serums are so expensive, has anyone ever tried using crushed vitamin c tablets to make a powder? Does it work? |
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:22 pm |
| If that is what you want to do it would probably be easier to buy vitamin c in the powdered form. I use the powdered form all the time as a vitamin and I'm sure it would be a lot easier than crushing up tablets -- besides, tablets often have other ingredients in them which you may not want on your skin. |
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:34 am |
I agree with sernx...it's best to use vitamin c powder or crystals. You can find vitamin c powder/crystals for pretty cheap on the internet. I agree the vitamin c is so expensive that I am going to try carakate homemade serum..I posted it below.
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Homemade Vitamin C Serum:
• 1/4 teaspoon of Lysorbic Acid (Vit-C) powder or crysals
• 5 ml distilled water
• 5 ml of propylene glycol (glycerin can be used instead, but I'd only recommend it for those with dry skin!)
• small amber or dark blue glass bottle
Put all of the ingredients in the little blue or amber bottle (need to wash it out thoroughly each time before mixing a new batch), replace cap/lid, and shake vigorously then let sit for a couple of hours, coming back to shake the bottle again every hour or so because it can take a little while for the Vit-C to solubulize.
If you really want to make your Vit-C serum with glycerin, you can usually find small bottles of it in the first-aid section of most pharmacies or supermarkets. Personally, I prefer using the propylene glycol – the consistency of my serum turned out even *better* than the CSRx version!!! When I made the serum using glycerin instead of PG, I found it to be too “greasy” for my liking (remember, I have hyper-oily skin!) and it caused me to have to blot my face even more often than usual, but this new batch has left me having to blot LESS often that usual, so I definitely think I’ve got a winner here!!
FYI - I ordered my propylene glycol from this website: http://www.thepersonalformulator.com/ and this is the link to the brand of Vit-C crystals that I bought at my local Whole Foods: http://amos.shop.com/cc.amos?main=catalog&prd=18010344&_x_=SouthNatural-NUTRICOLOGY-PURE-VITAMIN-C-ASCORBIC-POWDER-120-GM&ccsyn=260&pcd=11927518&ccsid=372971285-18619&_ccn_test=1.
Please note: You have to be careful when buying Vit-C though, because there's a 100 different types: unbuffered, Vit-C crystals with additional additives, Vit-C crystals that are sugared and flavored that you mix with water into a drink...basically you just need to read the label to be sure it's 100% pure lysorbic acid with no additional ingredients. They also have the Vit-C in powdered form, but apparently the crystals are more "soluable." |
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Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:29 pm |
I really applaud you do-it-yourself-ers! With me, it would simply NEVER happen! But considering how FRESH the batch would be it's surely the way to go! No need for long term preservatives that way...  |
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:57 am |
Please note that our wonderful and generous Carekate made a typo in that particular recipe. What she meant to write was L-ascorbic acid and not lyscorbic.
There was a huge discussion about this some time ago ...
L-ascorbic acid is the active part of Vitamin C ... and the only type of Vitamin C that the skin can use.
NOW Foods Vitamin C is pure l-ascorbic acid.
Mary |
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